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Football: Grandview tops Regis Jesuit 19-13 to get back to 5A state quarterfinals
AURORA | On the same field where it suffered a close loss three weeks earlier against the same opponent, the Grandview football team turned the tables Thursday night. The fifth-seeded Wolves lost to 12th-seeded Regis Jesuit by three points at Legacy Stadium in Week 9 of the regular season and the two local programs found themselves head-to-head again with a trip to the Class 5A state quarterfinals on the line.
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Former Aurora Mayor Bob LeGare announces bid for Ward 6 City Council seat
AURORA | Former Aurora Mayor Bob LeGare announced today he will seek the Ward VI seat on the Aurora City Council in next year’s city council election. LeGare said he sees a city facing myriad issues that can benefit from his longtime experience and willingness to work collaboratively with fellow lawmakers.
Westword
Proposed town gate opens legal fight: ‘If you bring war upon Bow Mar, we will defend ourselves.’
From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Denver one of a kind, Westword is there. Help us raise $50,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. A wealthy enclave wants to block itself from the outside world, but Denver...
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Gartrell Road over E-470 will close for bridge beam installation next week
AURORA | As part of an interchange expansion construction on E-470, overnight closures on Gartrell Road are expected next week. From Nov. 17 to Nov. 19 while construction crews install a bridge beam, Gartrell Road over E-470 will close to all traffic from Aurora Parkway to Dry Creek Road in the evening and overnight. Detours will be routed to Arapahoe Road and Aurora Parkway to access Gartrell Road.
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In split vote, Denver school board approves closure of Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy will close at the end of the school year after the Denver school board voted 4-2 Thursday to shutter it. The high school, which was modeled on historically Black colleges and universities, has just 24 students this year . Board Vice President Monica Hunter and member John Youngquist voted no. Hunter, a former Denver teacher who works for the statewide teachers union, asked about pausing the vote until an agreement granting concessions to teachers at the school could be finalized. Superintendent Alex Marrero said the school district was done negotiating. He said the two sides verbally agreed on a $1,000 payment to the teachers, plus protections for international teachers with work visas. Marrero said the district rejected other requests. Hunter said those included giving non-tenured teachers two paid days off to interview for other jobs. “The rationale is this is precedent setting,” Marrero said, “and potentially we have some more (school) consolidations coming, and it would not behoove us
The Denver Gazette
Denver seeks new 911 chief amid response concerns
Andrew Dameron has left to run Jeffcom 9-1-1 after six years at the helm of Denver’s Emergency Communications, leaving the city in search of a new executive director. Officials announced the search for his replacement earlier this week. “Our emergency communications systems are quickly evolving with advancing technology, increased demands, and new data integration,” Al […]
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Signing Day: Eaglecrest track star Zenobia Witt reveals commitment at ceremony
AURORA | Zenobia Witt wanted a little mystery about where she would continue her track & field career at the next level, but the choice was pretty clear. The Eaglecrest High School senior star — a six-time Class 5A state champion with big plans for her final prep chapter in the spring — used Wednesday morning’s Signing/Commitment Day celebration to reveal her future destination.
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Where to order your holiday pies in Denver
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Solitary Watch
ICE Detainees Subjected to Forced Labor Under Threat of Solitary…
In the most recent piece in our Voices from Solitary series, Mason Swanson, currently incarcerated in Pennsylvania, describes his experience spending seven years in solitary confinement. While on “suicide watch” at SCI Camp Hill, Swanson was isolated in a cell completely naked without access to any personal property or opportunity to speak with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or doctor. For years he was unable to sleep through the night, living in constant fear of his surroundings and cruel treatment from officers. Solitary Watch.
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Hops & Pie Eyes Second Location in Olde Town Arvada
Hops & Pie could soon bring its well-known combination of scratch-made pizza and craft beer to Arvada, with plans for a second location at a former church property near Olde Town. The proposed restaurant would be part of a larger redevelopment of the vacant building at 5690 Yukon Street, just...